You occasionally DOllearn things following this strip! I wish my elementary school had been this interesting. The only elementary school teacher I remember clearly was Mr. Worley, who looked like a shaven-headed football linebacker. He was known to break rulers over the heads of misbehaving boys,( then write their names on them and hang them on the wall. Only time I had trouble with him was when I had my nose buried in a fantasy novel, ignoring the class. He took the book away and “frisbeed” it out the open classroom door. I THINK I was able to retrieve the book at recess, but I never read anything but a textbook in class again! This was fifty years ago, of course, and I doubt he would have been allowed to discipline his students that way today. I later heard he went to work at the local continuation high school, where he probably earned the respect of the punks!
I wish I was that interesting in class. I wanted to be drawing or reading. Once I made the mistake of leaving a drawing turned face down on my desk in 2nd grade. The sour faced teacher took it and never saw it again.
Melki Premium Member almost 8 years ago
If you want noise, try Krokus.
The Pro from Dover almost 8 years ago
I’m just mad about Saffron.
whiteheron almost 8 years ago
Sounds so much better than “frog flower”
sandpiper almost 8 years ago
‘Literality’ never survives a bout with botanical labels.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Early adventures in etymology. May you have many, many more, lucky child.
pumaman almost 8 years ago
It’s going to croak. We’re all going to croak.
magicwalnut almost 8 years ago
Jef, you’ve got crocuses? Oh, wait….you live an hour south of us. We’ve got one robin, though. He’s a vegetarian….
roberta.forbes.pyle almost 8 years ago
You occasionally DOllearn things following this strip! I wish my elementary school had been this interesting. The only elementary school teacher I remember clearly was Mr. Worley, who looked like a shaven-headed football linebacker. He was known to break rulers over the heads of misbehaving boys,( then write their names on them and hang them on the wall. Only time I had trouble with him was when I had my nose buried in a fantasy novel, ignoring the class. He took the book away and “frisbeed” it out the open classroom door. I THINK I was able to retrieve the book at recess, but I never read anything but a textbook in class again! This was fifty years ago, of course, and I doubt he would have been allowed to discipline his students that way today. I later heard he went to work at the local continuation high school, where he probably earned the respect of the punks!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
I wish I was that interesting in class. I wanted to be drawing or reading. Once I made the mistake of leaving a drawing turned face down on my desk in 2nd grade. The sour faced teacher took it and never saw it again.